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Does anyone else here spin? I started a few years ago when a friend taught me how to use a drop spindle, and was lucky enough to be gifted a wheel about 6 months later. There's something magical about being able to turn random fluffy stuff into something you can make clothes out of...

Big fan of random fluffy stuff here! I'm on 500g of Droset Horn at the moment, with a specific project in mind. I've not used a spindle, although I have a couple, but went straight to the wheel. I've a tent full of fleeces waiting...........Big fan of rare breed wools, though, that's where my passion lies - North Ronaldsay and the Dorsets in particular. Trying to get hold of some Ouessant currently, but no luck so far. Hoping to get a few sheep soon. In the meantime, for my sins, I'm Chairman of our local WSD guild.Always happy to meet other spinners.

I know this is an old postbut had to reply. Big spinning fan here, bought a wheel first on a whim - and an irresistable bargain, had previously been looking at some books from the library including ones on building a wheel!I've had my wheel for 14 months now, love it, find it so relaxing to do. I have spindles too and enjoy them but it's far quicker to produce something on a wheel, so they get left aside. I have an Ashford Traditional, but am thinking of trying something new (new to me anyway) over the next year, and will gift my Ashforfd to my daugher.I love to try new fibres, different breeds and am oftem bought wool as a gift from family (they know me well). I can't resist asking at places what happens to their fleeces and often come home with fleece.

I spin mainly wool - Dorset Horn, Jacobs, Hampshire Down mainly. But have rather a stash of other fibres at the moment too - Alpaca, Llama, Shetland, BFL, Zwartbles, Wensleydale, some other long wool (?), Manx, Angorra, and probably more.

I'm a member of the Hampshire Guild of WSD (waving to Luath in Dorset) - I'm also the newsletter editor, and will probably get more involved in the committee in a few years when my daughter is a bit older.

Probably enough about me and spinning - lovely to "meet" others who spin.

I spin. Use a wheel, Ashford Kiwi double treddle. I get my fleeces from various friends who have interesting sheep, a favourite being Shetland (of course!). Am looking for Mohair ... anyone have the goats? And yes I know I have to learn to comb instead of card ... at least so they tell me

Am hoping to work some more with one of our local Hereford Ryeland wool. Had a go with some a couple of years back but the friend no longer has those sheep. I don't know if the wool from kerry sheep is any good, does anyone else?

I've had a spinning wheel for a couple of years but never really bothered with it. It was just too difficult and I couldn't get a decent yarn no matter what I did, although I was pretty good with a drop spindle. Recent snowfall has prevented me from going out much so I decided to get to grips with my wheel. Everything suddenly clicked and I'm now spinning most days. I love it

I spin on an ashford traveler//(Jeanette) Im working on spinning bumpy lumpy for some fluffyiness to knit with... Seems I got spiderweb fine pretty well under control but learning to NOT spin so fine is a feat Im trying to master.... I always spun for my weaving projects but now need something for knitting!Knitting seems to be a whole lot less time consuming than a loom and is way more portable.. but I still love my looms...